Linkpost | 2.9.2012

• Building Windows for the ARM processor architecture – Microsoft finally provides some details about how Windows 8 on ARM processors will work. It won’t run legacy desktop apps, but there will be a desktop interface available, Windows chief Steve Sinofsky says.

• Steve Jobs’ FBI File Released – The file contains a background investigation for a possible appointment to the President’s Export Council, and an investigation into a 1985 bomb threat against Jobs’ life. The document is embedded below.

• The iPhone is a nightmare for carriers – The subsidies they must pay Apple to keep the cost of the iPhone low on their networks significantly hurts their bottom lines. The more iPhones they sell, the lower their margins.

• We are sorry. – Path apologizes for uploading iPhone contact lists without asking. The company destroyed the contact data it acquired and has moved to an opt-in process for acquiring contact information.